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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 68, NO. 14 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 JANUARY 19, 1990 Five sentenced for civil disobedience By Elizabeth Mehaffey News Editor Three Loyola students, a professor and a Jesuit were sentenced Jan. 3 for obstructing a federal building. The protesters were arrested during a Dec. 1 demonstration against U. S. military aid to El Salvador. Charles Brown, communications junior, the Rev. Luis Calero, S.J., professor of sociology, Andrea Izzo, elementary education senior, Margaret Masterson, music therapy senior, and Jack Nelson Jr., professor of law, pleaded guilty arid were each sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a year of probation, Bill Quigley, attorney for the defense, said Wednesday. The protesters were charged with obstructing a federal building after blocking the elevators at the Hale Boggs Federal Building at 500 Camp St. The sit-in was prompted by the November murder of six Jesuit priests, their servant and her daughter in El Salvador. "I thought the sentence was fair," Quigley said. "It was a lot less harsh than the judge could have imposed." "Therefore I think it was in a sense an affirmation of the belief the protesters have which compelled them to civil disobedience," Quigley said. "I feel it's pretty victorious," Masterson said. "Even though the judgedidn'tcondone our breaking the law, he did give us the least punishment he could." Calero, however, said he believes they received a more stringent punishment than those who had participated in civil disobedience in other cities. "I was pleased that we were not fined, because that money would have eventually gone to the United States government, so that would benefit the situation in El Salvador which we were protesting," he said. "I don't consider 20 hours of community service a punishment," Masterson said, Photo by Thorn Scott Sitting down for ideals — From left, the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. and David Baugun, communications senior, protest U.S. aid to El Salvador by blocking elevators in New Orleans federal courthousd December 1. Carter takes sabbatical; Lundy acting president By Christie Fox Assistant News Editor The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, will go on sabbatical for six months, and the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., senior vice president of Academic Affairs and dean of faculties, will assume the duties of acting president, Carter announced Jan. 1. Carter's sabbatical was one of the recommendations made by the university's fund-raising consultants, who, along with the Office of Institutional Advancement, are preparing for a major fund-raising campaign for a new library, Carter said. "After 15 years on the job ... it would be good for me to be rested and refreshed," Carter said. "The suggestion was made by my provincial, after they [the consultants] talked to him." Lundy will be taking over the "day-today" operations of the university and will assume responsibility on Jan. 29, after the Jan. 25 Board of Trustees meeting, Carter said. Carter will leave on Feb. 10. As acting president, Lundy will attend meetings, supervise budgets, but will "not make major, long-term changes in policy or SGA aims to limit tuition hike to 9.74 percent By Charles Lussier and Christie Fox Staffwriters The Student Government Association approved a resolution Tuesday proposing that tuition not be increased more than 9.74 percent for the 1990-91 school year. According to a preliminary budget, this increase gives the university a $96,000 revenue after expenditures. The SGA proposes that the increase recommended by the University Budget Committee is higher than is needed. The ÜBC approved a projected tuition increase of 11 percent for the 1990-91 budget, the Rev. James C. Carter, S. J., university president, said in a Jan. 3 memorandum to the Board of Trustees. "I am convinced that this budget does an excellent job of putting our resources behind our priorities," Carter said in the memo. Carter detailed a $499,000 revenue after expenditures if the 11 percent increase is passed by the Board of Trustees when they vote Jan. 25. Carter said the tuition increase will be used primarily in the areas of faculty salaries, financial aid and budgets for equipment and supplies. Both percentages allow for salary increases of 7.5 percent for faculty, 6.S percent for staff and 5.5 percent for general support Also, eight new staff and faculty positions, including a toxic waste engineer, an admissions counselor and a substance abuse coordinator, will be included in the budget David Vandersand, management and marketing junior and executive assistant to the president of the SGA, said he was optimistic that the Board of Trustees would pass a 9.74 percent increase rather than the 11 percent increase proposed by the ÜBC. "I know it's not the numbers that perhaps Father Carter and some other high level members of the administration would like, but I honestly believe that the 9.74 increase will be passed," Vandersand said. The 11 percent increase was passed by an eight to seven vote of the ÜBC, he said. "Eleven percent is higher than they need," Amy Young, communications junior and Arts and Sciences representative, said. She said she believes the Board of Trustees will not accept a figure lower than one that will balance the budget. "I think tuition should be raised because it's been so artificially low for so many See El Salvador/page 7 See Carter/page 9 See Tuition/page 9 This Week T**" mm Spent My T \JM Christmas \ Vacation SeeL&T/